The difference between both compounds is one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen. It’s rather well known that Melatonin levels in the body tend to peak when we are in deep sleep. It’s also rather commonly observed that during deep sleep, humans are generally engaged in the type of breathing that normally would be considered much deeper and more frequent than in normal waking states.

If you have never done so, I suggest you actually observe first-hand and time the breathing patterns of someone while they sleep. I’ve consistently witnessed a strong in-breath that can last 3 seconds followed by a weak out-breath that lasts for 2 seconds. I’ve seen this type of breathing pattern continue for 10-15 minutes without any interruption.

This type of breathing could easily be characterized as a form of hyperventilation which is very commonly known as the primary cause of respiratory alkalosis.

As seen in the excerpt above, it would provide a rather straight forward equation as to what is transpiring in the brain during our dream states. Due to our deep breathing patterns which induces respiratory alkalosis, the Carbon and Oxygen atoms are removed from the Melatonin molecules (or pH increase causes a cascade effect of enzyme activation) which then leave us with DMT which equates to our dream states. The deeper we breathe and the more Melatonin we secrete, the more vivid our dreams become as more DMT is the end product.

It is not surprising as to why people who take Melatonin pills prior to sleeping, frequently experience significantly more vivid dreams in comparison to when they do not take it. Incorporating the excerpt from above, it seems as though the additional Melatonin might be undergoing a conversion via an increase in pH (CO2 removal) which is providing even higher amounts of DMT than normal.

In the first post for Q4LT, we proposed the possibility that CO2 levels in the body affected whether Melatonin or DMT was produced by the Pineal Gland. After looking further into the mechanisms of Respiratory Alkalosis, intra-/extracellular CO2 effects, and the observation of externally derived Melatonin administration, it appears as though DMT is likely derived from Melatonin via intracellular ph rise (CO2 removal) from alkalosis. There is probably a certain complexity of enzymatic functions taking place that lead to these end points but from a surface observation, we do believe that Melatonin is being transmuted within the body.